#Sanctions

Russian intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country’s wartime economy.

German opposition politician Sahra Wagenknecht has criticized the freezing of the bank account of the mother of EU-sanctioned journalist Huseyin Dogru

The US has sanctioned Indian firm Rishabh Triexim and partner Swaroop Jayantilal Bagrecha over alleged links to Iranian-origin petrochemical trade

Edward Fishman's Chokepoints explains how the US came to rely on its economic arsenal, but stops short of a complete assessment of the unreliable tactic and its often devastating consequences.

Tehran is betting that its sanctions‑hardened economy can outlast the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Washington, meanwhile, is contending with elevated oil prices, renewed inflation pressure and rising global recession risks.

Trump says Xi Jinping pledged not to provide military equipment to Iran and offered to help end the conflict during their high-stakes summit meeting.

A US judge has temporarily blocked sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a UN rapporteur sanctioned by the Trump administration over her criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza

US sanctions imposed on UN expert Francesca Albanese by the Trump administration temporarily ⁠blocked by a judge.

The state secretary, who is under Chinese sanctions, is on a state visit to Beijing under the name ‘Marco Lu’.

The Chinese government reportedly altered the spelling of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name ahead of his trip to Beijing with President Trump as a “diplomatic workaround” to sanctions barring h…

Senior Iranian diplomat Kazem Gharibabadi says Tehran will not accept US pressure to abandon its core demands in stalled negotiations

Russia ridicules UK sanctions on a psychiatric hospital and children’s camps in Crimea as symbolic and meaningless

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: China slams US sanctions against 12 Iran-linked entities as ‘illicit’ ahead of Trump’s Beijing visit

From sanctions to rare earths, the economic rivalry between the US and China is intensifying.

The measures will target Israeli settlers and organizations and Hamas members, the bloc’s chief diplomat said.

Russian institutions and officials accused of systemic deportation and indoctrination of children during war on Ukraine.

The assets of violent Israeli settlers and settler organisations are being targeted in a new EU sanctions package.

The long-awaited agreement comes after Hungary’s new government dropped the country’s veto.

Britain freezes assets and travel for those accused of laundering billions and plotting Iranian-backed hostile activity.

From Independent RSS Feed: Treasury Department tells US banks to flag suspected Iranian money-laundering networks